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New Nursing Home Survey Process Triggers SNF Beneficiary Protection Notification Reviews

The new survey process for nursing homes went into effect November 28, 2017.  The surveyors will be conducting a Beneficiary Protection Notices Review. The survey team coordinator (TC) will make offsite unit assignments and mandatory facility task assignments for the surveyors. There are nine mandatory facility tasks which include the Beneficiary Protection Notification Review. The objective of the Beneficiary Protection Notices Review is to determine if the facility issued the Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage as required…

Understanding the Pros and Cons of an Interim Assignment vs. Employment

Have you ever wondered what working as an interim professional would be like? Do you think this type of job would be what you need? Admittedly, contract, gig, or interim work is not for everyone. This approach to filling critical positions has existed in healthcare for quite some time and contract nursing positions have been around for many years. Employers reach out to agencies providing contract nurses to fill open positions due to a variety…

F-Tags in Review: F559 Choose/Be Notified of Room/Roommate Change

The new CMS regulations which were implemented in November 2017 included the addition of regulation F559 which sometimes leads to a deficiency due to the lack of documented pre-planning or lack of documentation of conversations with the resident. While this regulation has not yet been widely identified as deficient, some pre-planning will assist in avoidance of deficiency in the future. We all know there are times when a resident requires a room move due to circumstances…